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Whitman, Sarah Helen (Power)
(Encyclopedia) Whitman, Sarah Helen (Power), 1803–78, American poet, b. Providence, R.I. In 1828 she married a Boston lawyer, John W. Whitman; after his death (1833) she returned to Providence and…Poe, Edgar Allan
(Encyclopedia) Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, American poet, short-story writer, and critic, b. Boston. He is acknowledged today as one of the most brilliant and original writers in American literature.…Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe's classic poem "The Raven" cemented his reputation as a black-feathered literary master of the macabre. He wrote dozens of creepy short stories, many ending in death, with victims…Edgar Allan Poe Biography
Edgar Allan Poepoet, writer, criticBorn: 1/19/1809Birthplace: Boston Poet, short-story writer and critic considered the father of the modern detective story and one of the most brilliant…Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia) Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table).Griswold, Rufus Wilmot
(Encyclopedia) Griswold, Rufus Wilmot, 1815–57, American editor, b. Benson, Vt. He was influential as editor of Graham's Magazine (1842–43) and the International Monthly Magazine (1850–52) and…The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Poe is one of the fathers of horror literature, with many of his tales being made into movies throughout the years, continuing to give readers and viewers the chills, even after all this time. How…Moskenstraumen
(Encyclopedia) Moskenstraumen môsk´nstroumn or Maelstromml´strm, tidewater whirlpool in the Lofoten Islands, NW Norway. Formed when tidal currents flow through coastal fjords and a maze of small…short story
(Encyclopedia) short story, brief prose fiction. The term covers a wide variety of narratives—from stories in which the main focus is on the course of events to studies of character, from the short…Quinn, Edmond Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Quinn, Edmond Thomas, 1868–1929, American sculptor and painter, b. Philadelphia, studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with Thomas Eakins, and in Paris. His monumental…Trending
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